"The Fisherman's Wife. A Sex Farce. With Sea Creatures."
by Steve Yockey
Produced by Skylight Productions
The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife Tako to Ama (蛸と海女)
"Sometimes plays find you at the exact right time. That was not the case with Fisherman’s. We found the script back in 2012 as naive college seniors eager to produce their own work (Yes, Steve - we’ve been obsessed with you for a long time). Fast forward 15 years and that same cohort now lives and works in Los Angeles. In the time since we first flirted with the script, we’ve collectively gone though our own sexual exploration and trauma, broken engagements, and one of us even left a man in a small seaside town...my point is sometimes plays find you at the right time, and sometimes they wrap around your brain like a tentacle, waiting for the exact right moment to come to fruition. We are thrilled to bring Fisherman’s to you now and hope you enjoy this wacky wonderful world as much as we do." - Kristin Shoffner
The Fisherman's Wife originally opened as a rolling World Premier on October 25th, 2012 - produced by Impact Theatre in Berkley, CA (Directed by Ben Randle), and by Ensemble Studio Theatre in Atwater Village, CA (Directed by Gates McFadden).
Steve Yockey is a celebrated playwright and Emmy-nominated screenwriter. He is best known for his imaginative, darkly funny collection of plays, and for creating “The Flight Attendant” on HBOMAX and “Dead Boy Detectives” on Netflix.
A note from the Playwright: "Tentacled creatures appeared in Japanese erotica long before animated pornography. Among the most famous of the early instances in an illustration from the novel "Kinoe no komatsu" of 1814 by Katsushika Hokusai - an example of Japanese erotic art. A scholarly paper by Danielle Talerico showed that although western audiences have often interpreted Hokusai's design as rape, Japanese audiences of the Edo period would have associate it with consensual sex. Edo audiences would recognize the legend of the female abalone diver Tamatori who steals a jewel from the Dragon King. During her egress, The Dragon King and his sea-life minions pursue her. Furthermore, within the dialogue in the illustration itself, the diver and two octopuses express mutual enjoyment."
Original Music by Robert Svetlik as roses roses. Original poster art by Paige Bowers.
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18+ for mature language and themes. Trigger warning: Sexual Assault
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Meet the Company
Kristin Shoffner
Kristin: Full time mom / part time actor , wine peddler , adjunct professor , Is thrilled to be sharing the stage with her best friends for the first time in 15 years. Endless thanks to Samson, Orion and my league of babysitters who made this possible!
BFA - university of central Florida , MFA - university of New Orleans
Catch her next in Bardfly’s As You Like It on tour this fall! https://www.bardflytheatreco.com/
Robert Svetlik
Robert studied acting at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York, NY and the University of Central Florida in Orlando, FL. He plays guitar and sings under the name roses roses. He also does Shakespeare in bars around town with Bardfly Theatre Co.
Matt Felten
Matt came to LA via Atlanta, GA where he spent 14 years acting at many of the regional theaters including Actors Express, GA Ensemble, and The Alliance with 12 of those years spent as an Artistic Associate with the Atlanta Shakespeare Company. In addition to being an actor, Matt is also an adjunct professor at USC and an award winning magician at The Magic Castle in Hollywood.
Allison Walter
Allison is excited to be returning to the stage with some of her favorite collaborators, old and new. Allison received a BFA in Acting from the University of Central Florida (alongside three of her best friends and Fisherman’s Wife cast-mates). You may have seen her on stage in last year's Fringe production of "Prey Naivete". Recent film/TV credits include "Law & Order”, “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit”, “FBI”, and the film ”Window Cleaners", now streaming on Hulu. Thanks to the fam & fram for all the love and inkcouragement.
Harrison Grant
Harrison Grant is pleased to make an on land appearance for the Fishermans Wife . Previously seen in Star Trek Picard and 9-1-1 Lone Star, this is his first time at the Hollywood Fringe Festival. He’d like to give a big tentacled hug and thank you to his family and friends for the unwavering support over the years.
Alexandra Tamplin
Alexandra is excited to have joined The Fisherman's Wife as stage manager for the HFF26. This is her third year participating in the Hollywood Fringe Festival, last year directing Toy Gory and performing as the Nurse in Romeo and Juliet in 60 Minutes. She is a company member with EPIC Players and CHW Productions where she is also performing for HFF26 as Katherine in Taming of the Shrew in 60 Minutes. In addition to acting and stage managing, Alexandra is a producer and director and has recently started her own consulting business Unravel and Rise.
Nicola Vann
NICOLA VANN is an intimacy coordinator, actor, writer, & acting coach. A NorCal native, she studied Drama at UNC Chapel Hill as a Morehead-Cain scholar. She is the founder and artistic director of Bardfly Theatre Co., a site-specific Shakespeare Co. Learn more at www.nicolavann.com